Which to use
“mette” is a verb and “mettes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,111
- “mette” frequency rank
- #34,626
- “mettes” frequency rank
- 40737
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mette | mettes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de mettre. | Pluriel de mette. |
Same sound, different letters: mette vs mettes
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. mette runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against mettes's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - mette / mettes
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: mette and mettes carry the same recorded pronunciation, \mɛt\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “mette” sits inside “mettes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40737, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mette is recorded at frequency rank #6,111, classified as averb, pronounced \mɛt\. mettes is at rank #34,626, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mɛt\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 40737, this pair ranks #238,261 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mette vs mettes
Shared letters: emt. Private to "mette": -. Private to "mettes": s.
"mette" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "mettes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mette" and "mettes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "mette" or "mettes"?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "mette" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mettes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #238,261 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mette" and "mettes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mettes vs muettes". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #238,261 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.